32 The Frederick Gerring, Jr. 



■ Q. That is when both were baiHng fish? A. Yes. 



Q. Had the Haskins gone further out or had the Gerring 

 gone further in? A. I think they were on a line, about the same. 

 We came nearer in when we picked up our boat. 



Q. Where did they speak the Vigilant from was it from 

 the Haskins or from the boat belonging to the Haskins? A. 

 It was from the Haskins' boat that we heard them speak the 

 Vigilant. 



Q. Was she fishing then? A. Yes. 



O. Was she in the same place when she spoke the Vigilant 

 that she was when you rowed up? A. Yes. 



O. Do you know the Captain of the Haskins? A. Yes. 



Q. Was he the man who sang out? h. I could not tell. 



Q. Tell us what it was that was sung out? A. The boat hailed 

 the Vigilant and asked if he was on the line, and the Vigilant 

 sung out, that they were jogging on the line. They asked from the 

 boat if the fish were far enough off, and the Vigilant said that 

 he was jogging on the line. 



O. How far was the Haskins' boat from the Vigilant at 

 that time? A. She could not be more than 25 or 30 yards. 



O. And how far was the Haskins boat from the schooner at 

 that time? A. She was not over 30 yards anyway. 



Q. Did the Haskins go further out to sea before she sailed 

 away with her fish ? A. No. 



Q. How much further in did she go ? A. She did not go any 

 further in, she stood in about the same place. 



Re-examined by Mr. MacCoy: 



Q. Where do you belong? A. I belong to Cape Breton. 



O. When you were towed past the ledge by the Aberdeen 

 did you see the sea breaking over it ? A. Yes. 



Q. Was it breaking right over the 30 feet ? A. Yes. 



HARRY L. BAILEY, called and sworn. 



Examined by Mr. MacCoy: 



O. You heard the evidence given by the captain read over? 

 A. Yes. 



Q. Arc you personally acquainted with the facts that he has 

 sworn to? A. Yes. 



